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John Walker made this Freedom of Information request to Charity Commission for England and Wales
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From: John Walker
21 September 2008
Dear Sir or Madam,
By "Common Purpose", I mean the "educational charity" of that name:
http://www.commonpurpose.org
Common Purpose has redefined the meaning of 'charity'.
Although Common Purpose calls itself an 'educational charity', it
is not the poor and disadvantaged who benefit.
Instead, the main beneficiaries are the rich and powerful.
Please supply copies of all documents you have relating to Common
Purpose and also please explain why Common Purpose is allowed to
operate as a charity.
Yours faithfully,
John Walker
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21 September 2008
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Francis Irving left an annotation ( 8 November 2008)
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Christopher left an annotation ( 1 October 2008)
Authorities are not obliged to comply with "vexatious or repeated" requests, so you could (but hopefully not) find that both requests get rejected.
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